March of the Crocodiles Episode IV: The Ammut, The Last Sebecid of Kaimere
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Sebecids enjoyed a brief era of success as top predators, but today, they were long assumed to be extinct in the known world. However, in 2014, a species of terrestrial crocodile belonging to this clade was confirmed by the Assembly naturalists and named Ammut after the entity in the ancient Egyptian religion.
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Sloth: "why won't you die?!?!?!"
Ammut: "Sub dermal scutes, son! Hardens in response to physical trauma."
ah yes sloth and anteater the ripper
“I said my claws were a tool of justice. Not to be used in anger;not to be used in vengeance. But now, now I’m not so sure, and besides, these aren’t my claws.”
Sebecids are one of the coolest things that ever existed. I highly approve of the name you chose for this fella. Definitely fitting and in my opinion an underrated character in the ancient Egyptian mythology.
Absolutely! Just made sense for a smooth-skinned, catlike crocodile.
While small compared to his mighty ancestor, it trully his a magnificient heir to the sebecids legacy, i love it!
Really glad to have been the sponsor of such an awesome creature for this project!
Very much appreciated, cap! Was a blast and felt great to give this fascinating clade their due.
At least in fantasy alien planet some Sebecid survived. RiP Mekosuchus [*] - last terrastrial croc on Earth.
No, mekosuchus may survive in the Khalin Island. Also the Cuban Crocodile is more terrestrial, and it is the most endurant of all crocodiles, can gallop at prey when on land
@@UTKC_RadiusCelestialGeneraliusSmooth fronted caimans.
@@jessehunter362@abcsmarteducation298 still - not fully terrastrial crocs:(
Don’t worry,Every crock and Gator have potential go to terra form .If you want to breed a land crock, Just by an uncharted island with limited water and so much lamar then put the crock in there . Waiting for the next 100years-the new crock gonna run on land 😂😂😂😂
@@UTKC_RadiusCelestialGeneraliusMekosuchus being alive somehow on a tiny island is even less believable than the thylacine being hidden in Tasmania
Can't exactly put it into words now, but it's places like this jungle that make Kaimere feel so real
I AM THE LAST OF MY KIND'S, WE WERE A GREAT CLADE A POWERFUL LINEAGE BUT WHEN TIME FOR OUR PEOPLE EXTINCTION BEGAN I WAS A SURIVOUR THAT EXTINCTION, I AM AMMUT THE LAST SEBECID. Any way I really like that in Kaimere there always ( not always )a relic of the past for Kaimere, great work Keenan great work
Having one of these guys running at you would be absolutely terrifying!
Absolutely loved this episode of the Ammut. Was not expecting the Cebecids to really survive in Kaimere,but glad they survive in the Crescent.I loved these Crocodiles month episodes,thank you for this month long special on these magnificent animals. I know I am being greedy 😅 but any plans to a Rhino special episode someday.
Thanks so much! No rhino sponsors yet but if I don't get one in the next year or two, it is on my list to self-sponsor once the channel is better able to support itself on ads rather than relying on sponsors. For now though, I can only afford to do sponsored topics.
So, basically who gets what can be chalked up to rock paper scissors;
Closed forests:
- small > large
- quadruped > biped
- nimble, explosive flight > sustained stable flight
Hills and mountains:
- speed ~ armor
Open plains and oceans:
- endurance > speed
- endothermic > ectothermic
Hunting mammals (stealth)
- dino/crocs > mammalian predators
Hunting manmals (efficiency)
- mammalian predators > dinos/crocs
Fantastic series!! Sebecids have always, along with Mekosuchids, been my favorite land crocs!! They’re so awesome!! Also good to see some of Noah’s work on here! Love his stuff!
Absolutely! I quite like Noah's interpretation of the critters!
What a solid conclusion to the March of crocodiles.
They deserved it!
Man, land crocodiles always set her presence in everyplace i saw, lol.
IIt's very strange to think that land crocodiles lived with dinosaurs for so long but didn't get along with old world mammals.
Newly harvested animals from Earth and also older clades that briefly seeing new opportunities to diversify and create an interesting new ecological makeup from the aftermath of the Tyrant Dynasty's end: 😁
Titanosaurs recolonizing from Kairul: Wanna see me become a dominant ecological engineer? Wanna see me do it again?
"Nice closed rainforests packed with biodiversity. Be a real shame if someone bulldozed the terrain. Real shame."
@@TalesofKaimere Probably a dumb idea but imagine if something accidentally triggered a forced harvest from the portal?
Next thing you know on earth it goes full analog horror as various people,animals,plants and fungi are dissolved by these strange clouds of death
Imagine if it even dissolved various earth machines and creates hideous amalgamation’s of various animals and machines on kaimere. For example imagine a giant lobster with excavator components on various parts of its body?
Or a cheeta with f-15 eagle thrusters and wings as a few examples.
Honestly this highland forest biome is one of my favorite areas of Kaimere now. I loved this little series!
Thank you!!
@@TalesofKaimere You are most welcome. :)
Parting is such sweet sorrow, much like your Elephants of Kaimere, this was such an awesome series from beginning to end! Crocodiles are awesome animals, Steve Irwin would've loved your crocodiles!
Thanks so much! Love to hear it.
@@TalesofKaimere you're welcome
I am so glad you gave your world enough hidden corners you can have all these last decendents of lines from earth. Sebecids really captured my imagination and I'm glad one made it to modern Kainer.
Absolutely!
Noah's art is absoluteley stuning, im very intrested to ser more of the kaimere écosystem in this light
They sure are! Noah's got a great project of his own, on both Deviantart and Instagram. Definitely worth checking out!
love that ammut is labeled as an apex, both in spite and because of their size. its a terriffic showcase of how variable that word can be.
Absolutely! If it doesn't have any natural predators, it's an apex predator. Nobody's top monarch, but an apex predator nevertheless
I have developed a seriously addiction to your videos 😁! Jokes apart this "croc saga" is really compelling and engaging
Glad you like them!
Preciate you're works and the focus of a truly underrated family of crocodylomorphs.
Are the Ammut huggable much like the cougar sloth?
Also the best series of Kaimere so far. May the crocodiles reign eternal.
Haha probably not a good idea to hug either
If not friend then why friend-shaped?!
Glad to see sebecids getting some love
Heck yeah!
I salute you, Captain DuQuette for sponsoring this episode.
The Ammut is certainly unique among crocs of Kaimere and I'm very impressed by its ecology and habits. Just goes to show that just when you think you know Kaimere, throw in a new species and you'll see just how spectacular, abundant and dynamic it is.
Steve Irwin was an idol for me too and I'm proud to say he would've found these Kaimeran crocodiles to be impressive as we do, and that his family is still carrying on the family tradition of looking after the animals of our own world, including the top river predators. In his own words and those of fans of his shows...
"CROCS RULE!"
Absolutely!
Also i feel like everything is "everything was great until the titans showed up"
They really remade the known world to their liking lol
Lovely episode! Thanks for featuring the sebecid pieces I made!
I had not considered the part about the crescent jungles having "moss covering every surface" or I would have made the first piece a lot more green. It's a really cool biome, perfect for a really cool crocodylomorph!
But, I'm at least glad to have gotten the opportunity to contribute something
My absolute pleasure! They're gorgeous pieces. As for the moss, don't sweat it. There are undoubtedly dry seasons and regions. Mostly humid and mossy doesn't mean that's the case everywhere.
Yeah, nice work!
@@taiko1237 thank you!
I would die for this animal.
This is better than anything I could’ve come up with for sebecid spec! Awesome design with some really fun behaviors! Hopefully my boy can one day come down from the mountains and shine elsewhere…
Thank you! I'm very happy with how they came together.
Finaly, notosuchians! I like this clade. And I dont suprised who at list one of them in Kaimare survive to present day.
My boys survived! They may be odd, and unlikely, but they made it! I love the Ammut so much! I'm trying to utilize a similar animal as a companion for a new campaign. This series has been so wonderful Keenan!
Now that we have litopterns, notoungulates, sebecids, phorusrhacids, and sloths, the next South American Miocene clade to be highlighted just *has* to be either the glyptodonts or the sparassodonts! Maybe one day I can sponsor something...
Can’t wait for the April Fool’s Day video next week.
It’s gonna be a real treat xD
Heck yeah it will!
THE LAND CROCS LIVE ON!
1) It was a very good final episode for this mini-series about the Crocodiles of Kaimere as a whole ! Very neat conclusion to end with a video explaining a clade and showing one of its extant relatives being very much the best of the land and water worlds, the perfect match of both.
As indeed, the idea of a crocodile which is a crocodile but entirely live on land and thrive on it is a odd view at first.
2) Still, it must be sad that, as these videos spoke about species within or near the Known World region, I hope that others videos about the species from the realms VERY far from it will one day be sponsorized !
As more we go farer from the Known World, more older and weird crocodiles must look, and represents really high potential of evolutionary creativity for them !
3) I like the two fanarts of the Ammut of Noah Creutziger displayed here ! Really showing this animal and its preys items in which it share it kingdom under the best view !
1. Indeed. I could have just included them as a segment in the living taxa, but I'm glad DuQuette wanted to sponsor sebecids specifically! Was good to give them a more robust focus.
2. Indeed. There was no time to get much into others with these episodes, but someday I definitely hope to show more clades and weird species.
3. Absolutely! Was very excited to see.
Have been enjoying your croc videos. I have been interested in croc evolution since learning of their 4 chambered heart, cerebral cortex, diaphragm and vestigial air sacs. Stomatosuchus is whacked!
Honestly Barinasuchus is my favorite Sebecid
It's super cool
i love this episode, sebecids are one of the most overlooked family of crocodilians and have only recently began to become well known.
if the ammut was introduced to the forests of qajar or the jungles next to the seridic wetlands would they be able to find a niche and hold it?
Probably not. A lot of competition there, and these guys having higher metabolic demands than true crocs means they would have to make some major changes to compete. Either slow their metabolism to need less food, or ramp it up to go against big cats and dromaeosaurs.
This was so cool. What was your favorite part of researching for this episode? Do you think you'll ever do a video about the assembly?
Thank you! I'd say my favorite part was in studying the integument of notosuchians. Finding out just how nuanced and unknown it is. A lot of paleo enthusiasts (and I include myself here) are in the middle of the Dunning-Kruger effect: we know a lot of surface stuff about prehistoric animals but don't always appreciate just how much is inference, so can leave with a more confident understanding than we actually understand. It's so common to take the parsimonious interpretation and assume it's reliable to say we know. We don't. Something I've really been trying to check myself on lately.
Sure, I have to make decisions in how I'm going to depict animals, but I don't want to contribute to misinformation. It's possible sebecids had more visibly smooth skin. It's also possible they only had smooth torsos or even how thick the skin would have been. We don't know. We have some good ideas based on related animals according to a single (very good imo) study, but we don't know with absolute certainty, and I wouldn't want folks to see my art and think that's definitely how they looked.
As for an Assembly video, I indeed hope so!
@@TalesofKaimere That's incredible, thanks for sharing!
Parkour jungle croc
Hell yeah
Pretty damn cool! What a beast it would be to throw down with!! King Kong style! (Though I'd probably die) truly a unique animal. Perhaps I could try to squeeze in the Kaimerean Ammit while making a more mythological one. It's hard for me to type in letters how much I love kaimere, and that ain't ass kissin! It's true admiration!
You know this seems like a fitting conclusion to this month of crocs, started with their history then went onto their diversity and largest members and ended with a relic that still rules a little kingdom of it's own. Great video Keenan Taylor, you did a fantastic job
I must ask do you have any future plans for similar months of organism like you did here and with elephants, with say other groups like Temnospondyls/sharks
Thank you! I don't yet have solid plans, but I'd love to do a full series on sharks in July one of these years.
@@TalesofKaimere You'd need two months for sharks
Kaimere try not to be peak fiction challenge (impossible)
Thank you!
the music for a heart-eating crocodile seems familiar...
it may not have the same colossal size as its extinct relatives, but I'm happy that at least one sebecid survived in modern kimere! Having said that, I would like to ask some questions about the Ammut
1) are attacks against people very frequent?
2) Is it known whether the people of the jungles of the Eastern Crescent Peninsula tried to keep them as pets?
3) is it possible that in a few million years ammoths could reach larger dimensions than they currently have?
1. Unknown. There are peoples who live there, but they are independent clans who were not interviewed by the Assembly. That said, people aren't common and the ammut didn't seem comfortable near settlements, so it probably only happens occasionally.
2. Also unknown as the Assembly didn't make contact.
3. Under the right circumstances sure, but not in this environment. Their smaller size is a key to their success, not something holding them back.
@@TalesofKaimere I agree, I understand, however it was really nice to see in detail the diversity of Kaimere crocodiles with this series of videos🐊 I really liked the ammut in particular
ever since I have heard of Barinasuchus from CHimerasuchus's video on it I absolutely loved the Sebecid family and when Dentaneosuchus was described last year it was so exiting to add another to this fantastic group of crocs. how we discover more about them in the future as well as more complete fossils.
50:00 This meme is fun ! But actually, both of the man and woman are wrong and right at the same time.
For the Man : Yes, Modern Crocodiles (Crocodylia, aka Crocodiles, Gharials, Alligators and Caimans) and all Archaic Crocodiles (all others families within Neosuchia and Crocodyliformes) are very derived members of their entire clade when compared to the Triassic Members which came first and represent the basal state of the group.
For the Woman : on the other hand, Neosuchia have evolved around 196 mya, Crocodylia have evolved around 94 mya ago, and with that Crocodiles almost as a whole have obtain and take their generic and successful bodyplan during the Early Jurassic around 196 mya.
From which they barely changed in general shapes (only differing from each others by minors points).
Both dates are VERY long times/periods and enough to consider them as living fossils/panchronic species or timeless animals.
So calling them under these terms is 100%.
+ THESE Crocodiles (the semi-aquatic ambush hunter lineage, dominant and most numerous than the Notosuchian or Sphenosuchia on land) have lived alongside dinosaurs from almost all their evolutionnary history (Dinosaurs are only slightly older than THESE crocodiles, as Dinosaurs only appeared really at the during the Late Triassic),
So saying that Crocodiles as we view them are the same as they were when they lived alongside dinosaurs is also a truth in many extents.
Sebecid enjoyers…it's joever for us.
Sebecosuchians are only have one relict in the known world, the sebecid Ammut, but in Kairul, sebecosuchians is much more diverse, with Baurusuchids from the Tyrant Dynasty and sebecids from the Oligocene Harvest
And also the notosuchians which include the sphagesaurids, uruguaysuchids and notosuchids are present in Kairul
It is indeed probable that they have related taxa from prior harvests
The Eastern Jungles are a very comforting place. Despite none of the main players being alive today on earth, it feels like a place that could exist on our planet today without a hitch (The aliveness of the place is also helped by the excellent guest illustrations)
1. When you create hypothetical extinct species, do you believe they could possibly be real? I could see Sebecocyon existing in real life.
2. Given this took place in 2014, are there any events in Kaimere that explicitly take place in the future or would that be too speculative?
3. How come the Ammut was not described if the Library had specimens? It seems to me like the two organizations don't cooperate that much. Is that true is or is it simply just a "thing in vault we forgot" situation?
Absolutely! The pieces were wonderful and do a lot of work to help fill out the environment.
1. That's always the goal. With the exception of the homunculi, I try to make all of my animals plausible.
2. I have no intention of ever exploring future Kaimere.
3. They cooperate, but the library and Assembly both have their respective secrets, and don't give open access to each other. The Assembly has been able to investigate a lot of the more public aspects of the library, but their vaults are restricted.
Has anyone sponsored a video of the Eastern Crescent? Cause I think it needs its own video much like the Inland Seagrass Prairies have their own video.
I do indeed! Will be a few months from now.
Someone's sponsored an episode on those jungles!? AWESOME! Is there also a sponsor for the first Miocene harvest of South America? That would be an excellent prequel to an episode on those jungles.@@TalesofKaimere
@@IanPendleton-gh6ox I don't have such a harvest sponsor, but it indeed would be an excellent prelude!
I'll be that sponsor then as soon as I have enough money to cover it and another episode I have planned for the near-future.@@TalesofKaimere
nice
At least they survived, and are the apex predator of their ecosystem....
I get they whoud rip me apart but i whoud hug one
We are SO BACK!
We're *SOBEK
OMG, I LOVE SEBECIDS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have loved all the new species of crocs introduced to the world. I do have one unrelated question though, is the Darun still canon or were they reworked into the Western Carnosaur?
Thanks! They are still canon. A small species of the same genus. It's only in the highlands of Arvel
12:10 we nearly have “Jaguar Crock “
Speaking of which, how exactly did robust monarchs outcompete basal megaraptorans? How did robust monarchs fare against amphicyonids, Arvelith dromaeosaurs, basal megaraptorans, and sebecids in direct combat?
In the very arid period of the known world 8-6 mya, the robust monarchs arose to power. Their massive torsos packed with air sacs meant their respiration was far more efficient, a great benefit in more open territory. Basal megaraptorans still have plenty of representatives, especially in wetland habitats where that efficiency wasn't as beneficial, but in that time of Kaimere's history, better respiration gave them an edge.
After watching the entire Croc series, i have simple questions.
1) among all the pseudosuchians of earth, why only the semi-acquatic ambush predatory forms survive in modern times, while some terrestrial and even the herbivorous forms didn't?
2) it Is possible that they would be other surviving species of sebecids, at least outside of the know world?
1. I don't know if this is known with much certainty. It may be as simple as mammals being better suited for the niches as the planet got more arid.
2. Possible, but I won't commit to that as a definite yes.
SEBECIDS MENTIONED ✊ RAHHH
WHAT EVEN IS A MAMMALIAN APEX PREDATOR ANYWAYS
Great video!
Ammut-the cat-croc
Dragon vs dinosaurs please 🥺❤❤❤❤
I would like to see if deinocyrus survived
Out of curiosity are you completely on a weekly schedule now?
Yup!
How do Kaimerens classify animals? Are all flying animals birds? Are whales and mosasaurus fish?
Depends on the culture and level of education. A rural farmer in the highlands of the Empire isn't going to have the same terms as someone in the great library a hundred miles away, and the Great Library has different levels of understanding as the Imperial capitol and academies in the Free-States and Republic.
In the common tongue, bird is the translation of a term for anything with feathers. Fish is usually translated as a general term for anything strictly aquatic.
LAND CROCKIESSSSSSSSS
See you later, alligator
In a while, crocodile
I'm wondering why exactly the assembly wants kaimere to remain secret
While there’s some incentive for themselves (don’t trust humans to not throw witches in camps if we found out about them) but mostly secrecy is a condition by which Kaimerans are willing to work with the Assembly. Basically if they want to maintain relations with Kaimere they must abide that condition.
@@TalesofKaimere that reason sounds a bit dumb but that's just kaimerans
@@Coelacanth_yes They have seen how humans interact with each other which has been especially violent and prone to subjugation in the past few centuries. We're so much more abundant and powerful than them. I don't think it's dumb at all. Secrecy is their best defense it's not as if they could fend off an invasion from humans in the 1800's, much less today.
@@TalesofKaimere why would we attack them though I thought the reason why was because they don't want some dude in there little boat going out to the portal and teleporting over to kaimere
@@TalesofKaimere they should be more afraid of tourist companies trying to get access to kaimere others then actual militaries invading them
Do you think it’s possible for an animal to use its tongue and the roof of its mouth to process plant material to some extent, or have I truly lost the plot?
Herbivorously beneficial mewing
That's what I described the dicynodonts of Kaimere doing, so I certainly think it's possible. A flexible and powerful tongue with a rough surface against a rugose palate seems viable to me. Maybe not for woody plants but definitely soft to medium fare.
@@TalesofKaimere I forgot about that, I’ll rewatch that episode right now.
Thank you.
I am the first person here
Lizard doggos
proboscideans vs pseudosuchians
So what other relics still dwell in these jungles?
Don't have a full list but will be several from the first two post-extinction harvests before the portal moved a bit further south to its current location.
In Kairul, the baurusuchids, have live with dinosaurs in the Tyrant Dynasty is better adapted for the open forests than the sebecids, so many baurusuchids may fare well in Kairul.
Fact: the largest reptile living today, saltwater crocodiles have been found up in trees. Though the largest animal found on trees are elephants.
Proud march of the crocodiles.
Just coming back to rewatch, and I just had a thought... does the Thompson's Goatbird have specially adapted scales on the bottoms of their feet to help them grip on uneven ground? Seems like a useful feature to have for a dinosaur that lives in rugged highland forests.
They do indeed! That clade (including the chianash) have large thick somewhat rubbery scales to help grip. Not as capable of vertical climbing as goats but still helpful in their environment
@@TalesofKaimere Ahhhh cool! Thanks for clarifying!
Great final episode of the march of the crocodiles, i really loved, awesome job mate.
Thank you!